"It is with great joy that I return to the Galactic Council, and with even greater joy that we once again honor our greatest heroes." The Grand Councilwoman announced which made everyone cheer.
'After this is over and after we get back to the Earth, I'll sing the song.' Patch thought to himself.
"How can we ever repay you?" The Grand Councilwoman marveled to the heroes. "Especially Lilo and Captain Stitch with Atticus and Patch and these creatures called 'The Hex Girls'?"
"No captain, just Stitch." Stitch replied.
"We'd like to just be back home with Darla and Lilo." Patch said.
"Am I to understand that you wish to resign your commission?" The Grand Councilwoman asked.
"Yes, please." Stitch, Attcus, and Patch confirmed.
"We also wish that you give the commission to Gantu." Atticus said.
"Mr. Gantu, would you be interested in resuming your position as captain of the Galactic Armada?" The Grand Councilwoman then asked.
"Would I?!" Gantu replied, but then cleared his throat so he could be professional in her eyes like when he first met the others before turning bad. "Ahem. I mean, yes, Your Eminence. On one condition."
'I have a feeling I know what it is.' Mo thought to herself.
"Condition?" The Grand Councilwoman asked Gantu.
"I'd like to request Experiment 625... Ahem, I mean, Reuben, as my galley officer." Gantu replied.
'Called it.' Mo thought to herself.
"No kiddin'?" Reuben asked.
"I've grown rather fond of your egg salad." Gantu admitted.
Darla was happy that Gantu and Reuben finally got along.
"Granted," The Grand Councilwoman nodded to the two before looking to the infamous duo. "And finally, Jumba and Pleakley."
"Jumba would like to return to Earth as well." Jumba volunteered.
"Me too." Mo said.
"You would?" Pleakley asked. "But what about your lab?"
"Jumba is finally understanding ohana is more important," Jumba replied while Mo nodded in agreement with him. "Don't have to be evil genius to see that."
"Well, then, I surely don't need a non-teaching teaching job." Pleakley then decided.
"Your point being?" The Grand Councilwoman asked him.
"Crazy Head! I wanna go home!" Pleakley replied.
"Same here!" Cherry told her.
"That's all I want too," Lilo added. "To go home with my ohana."
"Ih!" Stitch nodded.
This made the audience cheer once more as everyone was going to their own true place.
"Lilo, when we get home, we should have a group photo." Darla smiled.
"That sounds like a great idea," Lilo agreed. "There's one page left in my album too!"
The next day...
Patch took out the song that Drell gave him as he was going to give a special surprise to the Pelekai family. "I have to sing this song correctly, I can't miss any words." he whispered while he memorized the lyrics.
David came over and was going to stand with Nani of course. Lilo was arranging everybody, this picture had to be perfect. Yuki, Teresa, and Elena were there as well and where they were surprised to see Myrtle coming, but weren't surprised to see Gigi.
"Myrtle?" the girls asked.
"I still think you're weird, but Gigi says she likes being part of an ohana." Myrtle told Lilo. She seemed to smile though as she joined the group.
At least Myrtle didn't say anything mean to Lilo that time.
"Okay, everybody, this is it," Lilo announced as she stood with Stitch while Elena stood between Yin and Yang while Yuki was with Kixx and Teresa was with Shush. "For the last picture in my book, a group shot. The whole ohana! Everybody, say aloha!"
The camera didn't seem to go off, as if some thing or someone was stalling it.
"Aloha!" The others called out.
"What is wrong with this thing?" Lilo pouted as she came to her camera.
There was then the strumming of a ukulele heard in the distance with light humming accompanying it.
"What's that humming sound?" Teresa asked.
"Let's go find out what it is." Gigi said.
Everyone then came to the backyard. Nani and Lilo's eyes widened and their jaws dropped.
"Somewhere, over the rainbow~" The man sang as he played his favorite instrument with his wife by his side. "Way up high... There's a land that I heard of... Once, in a lullaby~"
"Are those who I think they are?" Myrtle whispered to the girls.
Patch smiled as he came out, very satisfied with what he had done. Everyone listened to the song and it soon stopped.
"Mom...?" Nani asked.
"Dad?" Lilo added.
"Hello, girls." The man smiled.
"DAD!" Lilo and Nani ran to the man and hugged him.
The woman smiled to that and joined in the reunion. Lilo started to cry as this was so emotional for her since she was the younger sister, but Nani was also in tears. Darla's Silver Crystal started to glow and where it shined to Myrtle who was trying not to cry.
"Myrtle Edmonds has a heart?" Darla glanced to the redheaded girl. She then let her Silver Crystal shine on Myrtle.
"What're you doing?" Myrtle asked.
"Shh... Let the Silver Crystal work its magic..." Darla replied as she was sure there was a reason for this. And where she was right as Myrtle now seemed to hate the way she had been treating Lilo.
"Why did you pick on Lilo anyway?" Darla asked.
"I... I was just jealous..." Myrtle admitted. "You see, after my parents split up, Mom thought it would be 'tranquil' if we moved here, away from New York City... I was shy and scared and Lilo's parents died and I was just mad that she was getting all the attention... She then talked about Pudge the Fish and I told her that 'one time she forget to feed Pudge, he forgot to protect her parents', and I got Yuki, Teresa, and Elena to become my friends after I called Lilo weird. I-I didn't realize how mean I was being and I grew power hungry."
"So, that's why." Darla said, now understanding.
Myrtle frowned and nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, Myrtle..." Darla hugged the redheaded girl.
Myrtle hugged her back as tears continue to come out.
"There, there..." Darla cooed as she gently patted her on the back. "Let it all out..."
"I didn't even wanna move away from my friends in New York, but Mom thought it would be peaceful if we lived on an island instead of a big city!" Myrtle cried out. "I miss my dad so much!"
"Have you tried to call him?" Darla asked.
"I talk to him on the phone sometimes, but that's not the same as a real dad hug..." Myrtle replied. "He owns his own stores and everything..."
"So, that hula at May Day with that guy named Karl...?" Darla started.
"That was about my dad." Myrtle confirmed.
"We didn't know." Patch frowned.
"I guess I deserve this with how I treated you guys..." Myrtle said. "Can you ever forgive me?"
"As long as you don't make fun of me for being weird or different ever again." Lilo said.
"And we play less dolls." Yuki then added.
"Deal." Myrtle nodded.
Darla and Myrtle then shook hands.
Layla smiled as she stood with Nani and Jose then tickled Lilo which made her giggle and smile up to her long-lost father.
"I can't believe you guys are here," David said to his girlfriend's parents. "You two were always like family to me away from Hanahuna Bay."
"But, how are you two alive?" Cherry asked.
Patch walked over and cleared his throat.
"Patch?" Atticus asked his puppy.
"I wanted to wrap this up very nicely as our adventures in Hawaii come to an end with the experiments," Patch said. "So, Jose and Layla? Welcome home."
"Mahalo plenty." Layla and Jose smiled to the puppy, not even that surprised that he was a dog and talking to them and where soon everyone went back to the camera and were now officially ready to take the group picture all together now.
"Now, let's try this again," Lilo said as she got into position. "Everyone say... 'Aloha'!"
"Aloha!" Everyone said together and the camera flashed, taking the picture of everyone all together and where the photo was soon placed in the album.
Lilo smiled and then closed the book as it was complete. Since Jose and Layla were back home, Nani was allowed to go back to college if she wanted to, but she found it hard to leave since she had spent so much time trying to raise Lilo after their death and where they were alright with her staying as long as she wanted.
"I just can't believe you guys are here..." Nani said. "Life has been crazy without you."
"Is true, but we are all family," Jumba smiled. "That is, if little girl and bigger girl's parents allow Jumba and Pleakley to still stay with family."
"Of course we do, Jumba." Layla smiled back.
"Me too?" Pleakley smiled back in hope.
"Especially you too." Jose nodded.
"Oh, how wonderful!" Pleakley beamed as they still got to be part of the formerly broken family.
Patch smiled as he did good for Lilo and Nani's family who had a lot of catching up to do with their parents.
Soon enough, it was time for Darla, Atticus, Mo, Cherry, and Patch to go home.
"You guys should really come visit the Hanahuna Bay," David said. "The waves are really choice there."
"Our old friends Manu and Snookie live there." Nani added.
"We'll see," Darla smiled before hugging Lilo. "I'm so glad we became friends, Lilo."
"I'm glad we became friends too, Darla." Lilo smiled and hugged back.
Kiwi seemed lost as he didn't know where he would live.
"Oh, my!" Mo cupped her mouth. "What are we going to do about Kiwi?"
"Why don't you take him?" Myrtle suggested.
"Oh, I don't know, we have so many dogs at my house..." Mo said until Kiwi puppy dog pouted to her.
"Uh-oh, looks like he's using the puppy dog pout trick." Myrtle giggled.
"Aw, come on, buddy..." Mo replied. "I used to live with dogs for a few years, that doesn't mean you can-"
Kiwi pouted and whimpered with a teardrop.
Mo then sighed in defeat. 'Fine..."
"Wahoo!" Kiwi cheered.
Mo sighed and then smiled as she picked up the experiment and took him home with them. They soon left the reunited happy family as they went home. The others hoped to hear back from Hawaii again real soon.
"I'll be sure to let you guys revisit Hawaii sometime, even if all the experiments are taken care of." Drell vowed.
"Will it have anything to do with surfing?" Atticus smiled.
"I'll see what I can do," Drell chuckled. "How about the Hanahuna Bay that David was talking about?"
"Oh, could we?" Darla asked. "It sounds amazing."
"Yeah, can we?" Atticus smiled.
"Well... Let's just see in the future, all right?" Drell replied.
The others pouted as they had to wait, but they accepted that answer as they went home to take a break after this adventure which was crazier than the other ones they've had in Hawaii, so far anyway.
The End
